The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-03-09
LamOille County.
HYDE Park.

FRED BLISS died March I'd, aged seventy
years. He had lived in town for thirty-fve
years, and for the past fifteen years had
been overseer of the poor. - Town
meeting passed off very quietly until the
question was reached of appropriating
money for the centennial celebration, which
it is proposed to hold on the 4th of July.
This brought out some discussion, but the
town finally voted to appropriate sum
equal to what might be raised by subscrip-
ton, not to exceed $3.50 A committee of
managers was appointed, and it is expected
that the hundredtb anniversary of the set
Element of this town will be duly observed.
Morrisville.
SCHOOL commenced last Wednesday, with
more than the usual number of pupils.
- Town meeting passed off very qui-
city. - AT the organization of the fire
engine and hose companies last week Tues
day the following officers were elected:
Foreman, F. B. Livingstone; first assistant,
j. A. Bundy; second assistant, f. p. Rob
inson; secretary and treasurer, j. p Glenn
ent; foreman of hose, j. p. Clement; as
sistant, Charles Small pipeman G. A.
Gile. There are about fifty names on the
roll. - Eli Cutler has sold his painting
business to a man from Waterbury and is
going to Barre. - The young ladies of
the Congregational society held a Mother
Goose party" at the town hall Friday
evening, March 4th, after which cake and
about $25. - donkey party was held
at the town hall by members of the reading
club Monday night, February 2S.
EFFORTS are being made to start cream
cry, but with Indifferent success. - A
supposed fox has been making ravages among
the fowls in the lower part of the town.
A hunt is now proposed to rid the neigh
borhood of him. - Water is very low
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chinery at the Mill village saw-mill. -
Numerous changes are to take place this
spring. Ed. Wakefield, Mr.. Vaughn, Lewis
Camp, Fred Sears, Alvinza Barrows, Chaun-
cey Newhall, William Gibbs and Fred
Berry, with their families, are on the move.
- The spring term of school at the vii
lage, taught by Mr.. j. II. Bixby, now num-
bers forty-one scholars. - A daughter
of Mr. Carlos Hoisington was married last
summer In about "A week thereafter she
separated from her husband, went to Can
ada and was brought back last week a
corpse, funeral services being held on Sun
day, Rev. Mr.. Marshall officiating. -
Quarterly meeting services will be held at
the Methodist church on Sunday next Rev.
Mr.. Sherburn officiating. - The snow
is now of great depth and the roads are al
most impossible. - Mr.. Stanley, teach
er at the north district, returned to his
home in Barnet on Monday Mr..
Walter Bigelow has gone to Salem, Mass.
Wolcott.
MRS f. n. HARRIS has gone for a few
weeks visit to her mothers in Duxbury.
- The Congregational society had a
chicken-pie supper last Thursday evening.
- The post boys had campfire last
Friday evening. Fifty-five took supper.
- Mr. Waterhouse and wife tipped
over while coming down hill recently.
The horse ran about one-half mile, when it
was caught. The sleigh was somewhat
damaged. - Last Friday Mr.. Carey
came here with a team from Morrisvile,
and when turning around by the hotel
! tipped over. The horse ran about mile,
when it was caught by DR.. Bickford -
Mrs. Bert Philips of this village was mar
ried twelve years ago She bought two
papers of needles about that time and her
mother gave her two rows of pins, and she
has never bought any since. Who beats
this? - Charles Laraway has bought
Wallace Spauldings farm.